Expansions (McCoy Tyner album)

Expansions
Expansions
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	June 1970
Recorded	August 23, 1968
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz, post-bop, modal jazz
Length	46:25
Label	Blue Note BST 84338
Producer	Duke Pearson
McCoy Tyner chronology

Expansions is the tenth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his fourth released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in August 1968 and features performances by Tyner with trumpeter Woody Shaw, alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter (here playing cello), bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Freddie Waits.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The stimulating music falls between advanced hard bop and the avant-garde, pushing and pulling at the boundaries of modern mainstream jazz".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner, except as indicated.

"Vision" - 12:18
"Song of Happiness" - 12:00
"Smitty's Place" - 5:21
"Peresina" - 10:21
"I Thought I'd Let You Know" (Cal Massey) - 6:25

Personnel

McCoy Tyner – piano
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, wooden flute (on track 2)^[4]
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, clarinet (on track 2)^[4]
Ron Carter – cello
Herbie Lewis – bass
Freddie Waits – drums

References

^ Billboard June 20, 1970
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 20, 2009.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ ^a ^b Expansions (McCoy Tyner album) at Discogs

[1] Billboard June 20, 1970

[AM-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 20, 2009.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[discogs-4] Expansions (McCoy Tyner album) at Discogs

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v t e McCoy Tyner
Discography
Impulse! (1962–1964)	Inception Reaching Fourth Nights of Ballads & Blues Today and Tomorrow Live at Newport McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington
Blue Note (1967–1970)	The Real McCoy Tender Moments Time for Tyner Expansions Cosmos Extensions Asante
Milestone (1972–1981)	Sahara Song for My Lady Echoes of a Friend Song of the New World Enlightenment Sama Layuca Atlantis Trident Fly with the Wind Focal Point Supertrios Inner Voices The Greeting Passion Dance Counterpoints Together Horizon Quartets 4 X 4 13th House
Various (1981–1989)	La Leyenda de La Hora Looking Out Love & Peace Dimensions It's About Time Just Feelin' Double Trios Major Changes Bon Voyage Blues for Coltrane Live at the Musicians Exchange Cafe Revelations Uptown/Downtown Live at Sweet Basil Things Ain't What They Used to Be Round Midnight
Various (1990–1994)	One on One Blue Bossa Autumn Mood Soliloquy Remembering John New York Reunion 44th Street Suite Key of Soul Solar: Live at Sweet Basil In New York Live in Warsaw The Turning Point Journey Manhattan Moods Prelude and Sonata
Impulse! (1995–1997)	Infinity What the World Needs Now McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane
Telarc (1999–2004)	McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster Jazz Roots Land of Giants Illuminations
McCoy Tyner Music (2004–2009)	Quartet Guitars Solo: Live from San Francisco
Related	Jarvis Tyner (brother)
Albums Live Albums Compilations

v t e Woody Shaw
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	In the Beginning (1965) Blackstone Legacy (1970) Song of Songs (1972) The Moontrane (1974) San Francisco Express – Getting It Together (1975) Love Dance (1975) Little Red's Fantasy (1976) Woody Plays Woody (1976–77) The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (1976) Rosewood (1977) The Iron Men (with Anthony Braxton, 1977) Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard (1978) Woody III (1978–79) For Sure! (1979) United (1981) Lotus Flower (1982) Master of the Art (1982) Night Music (1982) Setting Standards (1983) The Time Is Right (1983) Double Take (and Freddie Hubbard, 1985) Woody Shaw with the Tone Jansa Quartet (1985) Dr. Chi (1986) Bemsha Swing (1986) Solid (1986) Imagination (1987) In My Own Sweet Way (1987) The Eternal Triangle (with Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
With others	Home! (Gary Bartz, 1969) Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr., 1971) Child's Dance (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1972) Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973) Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973) The Free Slave (Roy Brooks, 1970) Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983) The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971) Tones for Joan's Bones (Chick Corea, 1966) The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969) Brilliant Circles (Stanley Cowell, 1969) Conversations (Eric Dolphy, 1963) Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963) Tex Book Tenor/Back from the Gig (Booker Ervin, 1968) Ichi-Ban (Louis Hayes and Junior Cook, 1976) The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977) If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Joe Henderson, 1970) Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970) Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968) Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70) Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969) Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973) Cirrus (Bobby Hutcherson, 1974) Bridge into the New Age (Azar Lawrence, 1974) 'Bout Soul (Jackie McLean, 1967) Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967) Reach Out! (Hank Mobley, 1968) Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970) Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (Pharoah Sanders, 1970) The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965) The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966) Natural Soul (Buddy Terry, 1967) Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972) Expansions (McCoy Tyner, 1968) The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (Mal Waldron, 1986) The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986) Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967) Unity (Larry Young, 1965) Zawinul (Joe Zawinul, 1970)
Box sets	Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia, 1978–81 [2011]) Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic, 1965–87 [2013])